Annabelle's Star Flower Square

(Written in US terms)
Pattern has been tested but as always feel free to let me know if there are any mistakes.

Terms:
st - stitch
ss - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
tr - treble (triple) crochet

 

Special instructions:

- DC CLUSTER - 

Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, leaving last loop of this dc on the hook. Yarn over, insert hook in the same stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, leaving last loop of this dc on the hook (there are now 3 loops on the hook). Yarn over, pull loop through all 3 loops on hook (this completes one cluster).

- PICOT -

Ch3, ss into the first ch of the ch3 made

With color A

Start with a magic loop, or ch4 and slip stitch to make a circle

R1 - 8sc, ss into first sc

R2 - ch2, 1dc in same space as ch2 (beginning dc cluster made), (ch2, dc cluster in next st) 7 times, ch2, ss into top of beginning dc cluster. {8 dc clusters}

R3 - ch1, sc in same space as ch1, (2sc in next ch2 space, sc in next st) 7 times, 2sc in next ch2 space, ss into beginning sc.

R4 - (ch3, sk 1 st, ss into next st) 11 times, ch3, sk 1 st, ss into same space as beginning ch3.

NOTE: Round 5 is made into round 3 stitches NOT the ch3 spaces you just made on round 4. Do not use the round 4 spaces as you will use them on round 6. You might find it beneficial when completing round 5 to push the ch3's from round 4 to the back so they're out of your way.

R5 - WORKING IN STITCHES ON ROUND 3 - (no chains to start this round) *In the next sc on round 3 (3dc, picot, 3dc), sk over the ss that was already made on round 3, sc in next sc.** Repeat from * to ** 5 times, ss into same space as beginning. Break off yarn.

With color B

Join new color in any ch3 space that you made on round 4.

R6 - (ch4, 2tr, ch2, 3tr) in same space, *3dc in next space, 3dc in next space, (3tr, ch2, 3tr) in next space.** Repeat from * to ** 3 times, 3dc in next space, 3dc in next space, ss into top of beginning ch4.